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The inflammatory potential of the diet is associated with depressive symptoms in different subgroups of the general population

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Adjibade, Moufidath, Andreeva, Valentina A, Lemogne, Cédric, Touvier, Mathilde, Shivappa, Nitin, Hébert, James R, Wirth, Michael D, Hercberg, Serge +4 more·2017·The Journal of Nutrition

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Background: Low-grade chronic inflammation, which can be modulated by diet, has been suggested as an important risk factor for depression, but few studies have investigated the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet and depression.Objective: We investigated the prospective association between the inflammatory potential of the diet, measured by the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), and incident depressive symptoms and tested the potential modulating effect of sex, age, physical activity, and smoking status.Methods: This study included 3523 participants (aged 35-60 y) from the SU.VI.MAX (Supplémentation en Vitamines et Minéraux Antioxydants) cohort, who were initially free of depressive symptoms. Baseline DII (1994-1996) was computed by using repeated 24-h dietary records. Incident depressive symptoms were defined by a Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale score ≥17 for men and ≥23 for women in 2007-2009. We used multivariable logistic regression models to estimate ORs and 95% CIs, and modeled the DII as a continuous variable and as sex-specific quartiles.Results: A total of 172 cases of incident depressive symptoms were identified over a mean follow-up of 12.6 y. The DII was not associated with incident depressive symptoms in the full sample. In sex-specific models, men with a higher DII had a higher risk of incident depressive symptoms (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1-OR: 2.32; 95% CI: 1.01, 5.35), but the association was only marginally significant (P-trend = 0.06). When analyses were performed across smoking status, current and former smokers with a higher DII had a higher risk of incident depressive symptoms (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1-OR: 2.21; 95% CI: 1.08, 4.52). A positive association was also observed among less physically active participants (quartile 4 compared with quartile 1-OR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.05, 4.07).Conclusion: The promotion of a healthy diet with anti-inflammatory properties may help to prevent depressive symptoms, particularly among men, smokers, or physically inactive individuals. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT0027242.

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Adjibade, M., Andreeva, V. A., Lemogne, C., Touvier, M., Shivappa, N., Hébert, J. R., Wirth, M. D., Hercberg, S., Galan, P., Julia, C., Assmann, K. E., & Kesse-Guyot, E.
Affiliations
  • Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (FR)
  • Inserm (FR)
  • University of South Carolina (US)
Corresponding author
Adjibade, Moufidath
Venue
The Journal of Nutrition
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-05
Volume
147
Issue
5
Pages
879-887
ISSN
0022-3166 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2600916864
Cited by
91
References
71
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FWCI
8.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • French National Research Agency (ANR-05-PNRA-010)
  • Société Française d'Hypertension Artérielle (R13024KK RAK13204KKA)
  • French Ministry of Health
  • US National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (R44DK103377)
  • Paris 13 University
  • NIH
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
Keywords
Dietary Inflammatory Index, dietary inflammatory potential, depressive symptoms, depression risk, low-grade inflammation, sex differences, smoking status, physical activity, anti-inflammatory diet, SU.VI.MAX cohort, middle-aged adults, depression prevention, prospective cohort
MeSH terms
Adult, Depression, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Inflammation, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Smoking, Diet Records, Incidence, Odds Ratio, Sedentary Behavior

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